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MuraccioleHaute-Corse

This town in Haute-Corse, Corsica has a population of 33.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€14.60

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Muracciole a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Muracciole has none. Second homes make up just over three fifths of its housing. Over-65s are 53% of the population.

What makes Muracciole stand out

The 2 things Muracciole does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

61% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

53% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 66. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Chapelle Santa-Maria-d'Arca · Classé · Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 4.0

Muracciole’s story

Muracciole in pictures

Muracciole has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Ange Muracciole, born in 1835, is the one person born in Muracciole before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1992First protected: Chapelle Santa-Maria-d'Arca

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Landmarks

Muracciole has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Chapelle Santa-Maria-d'ArcaChapel · 10th & 15th c.

Classé

Ruines du Fort de Vivario ou redoute de PasciolaFort · 18th c. · in Vivario, 1.4 mi

Classé

Chapelle Saint-LaurentChapel · 14th–18th c. · in Pietroso, 4.6 mi

Classé

Pont génois sur le TavignanoBridge · in Altiani, 5.6 mi

Photo credits

Chapelle Santa-Maria-d'Arca: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Muracciole.

Who lives here

Muracciole skews older, with 53% of residents 65 or over, more than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns

66median age

6.3% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 3.1% of the town. The middle age in Muracciole is 66.

MuraccioleHaute-Corse medianFrance median

Haute-Corse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

53%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP20%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Muracciole
	Muracciole	Haute-Corse median	France median
Under 15	3.1%	16%	17%
15–24	6.3%	10%	11%
25–44	9.4%	25%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	53%	21%	22%
No diploma	13%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	20%	20%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	23%	18%
Higher education	27%	26%	30%

Full pageMuracciole’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages66 median age · 53% are 65 or over Households20 households · 1.5 people per household Born abroad3.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Muracciole?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Muracciole: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Muracciole is Chapelle Santa-Maria-d'Arca.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Chapelle Santa-Maria-d'Arca 10th & 15th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1992

first monument protected

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Age of homes48% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Muracciole?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Muracciole has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.3 for each

0%walk, cycle or take transit

0.0% of Muracciole’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 85% drove.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Muracciole, 0.3 per working resident

0.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

15%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run higher in Muracciole than in Haute-Corse’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.60/m² a month

€14.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

1 houses and apartments changed hands in Muracciole from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Muracciole€14.60/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Corse median€13.75/m²

€14.60/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.37 to €18.74/m² a month)

€11.17/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€14.60/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Muracciole

11pages on Muracciole

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingOne sale on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 66 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from Muracciole

One notable person was born in Muracciole.

Their page →

Ange MuraccioleFrench politician (1835–1904)

About Muracciole

Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica

Muracciole is a commune of 33 people in the Communauté de communes du Centre Corse. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population: 33 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Centre Corse
Département: Haute-Corse (2B)
Région: Corsica
Area: 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²)
INSEE code: 2B171

Muracciole’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Corse →

CorteGhisonacciaPrunelli-di-FiumorboMuracciole

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Muracciole	33	—	—	—	—	—
Corte	7,819	9.6	A⁻	D	A	B⁻
Ghisonaccia	4,405	15	B⁻	D	A	C⁺
Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo	3,880	15	C⁺	D	A⁺	C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.